Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Phenytoin

More definitions
  • an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative

Origin

From di- (“2”) + phenyl + hydantoin.

From di- (“2”) + phenyl + hydantoin.

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Forms

plural: diphenylhydantoins

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative:phenytoinDilantin

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